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Over-the-year percentage change in industry employment, average weekly hours, and average weekly earnings

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Over-the-year percentage change in industry employment, average weekly hours, and average weekly earnings, August 2024, not seasonally adjusted
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Alabama

2.1 0.6 2.4 -2.2     4.4     5.0 5.3 5.2 3.0 -0.2 7.1 1.7 0.0 5.5 3.8     0.5 -1.4 -3.3 -1.7 -0.3 -0.5 4.9 -1.2 5.6 2.3 -0.8 2.7 1.4 0.9 1.7 1.7    

Alaska

2.7 -4.2 1.2 1.6     10.8     16.4 -2.6 15.1 0.0 0.0 -1.3 1.6 1.2 8.7 -6.5     3.6     3.4 -2.2 0.9 4.5     -0.2 -2.5 -3.1 -3.3     0.5    

Arizona

2.4 0.3 5.4 6.9     3.0     2.7 1.0 6.5 -1.3 1.0 9.6 2.0 1.5 3.9 -3.5     2.0 -2.4 3.1 2.8 0.3 1.3 5.8 -3.4 4.0 0.3 1.2 3.8 2.0 12.4 -0.7 0.1    

Arkansas

2.1 0.9 5.3 3.8     5.8     5.9 -1.2 -3.6 0.4 -2.9 9.2 0.7 1.8 3.3 -0.8     3.1 3.2 -2.7 4.0 0.8 6.4 4.8 -1.7 1.9 0.2 -0.4 1.5 -1.2     0.8    

California

1.3 -1.2 3.3 -0.5     1.1     1.1 -3.4 -0.6 -2.4 2.0 7.9 0.5 0.3 4.5 -3.4 -2.9 -6.8 -0.5 2.2 8.9 1.0 -1.1 5.3 5.3 -2.7 2.1 1.6 -2.3 0.1 1.5 -1.0 7.7 3.2    

Colorado

1.0 0.0 5.7 4.5     0.2     -0.3 0.0 3.0 -0.4 0.0 12.6 0.1 -2.2 0.2 -3.5     3.3 -2.5 -0.3 0.9 -0.8 4.5 2.6 2.8 15.4 1.8 1.2 11.1 0.9 0.3 3.5 3.8    

Connecticut

0.8 0.9 6.5 0.0     1.8     1.8 -4.9 1.9 -0.7 0.0 2.6 -1.1 2.5 7.3 -1.0     0.1 -1.3 1.0 -1.5 1.7 6.9 3.9 -2.1 2.5 2.2 3.1 9.8 1.6 0.3 -0.2 0.5    

Delaware

0.6 -1.5 2.0       1.7 3.0 2.7       1.8 1.8 4.1 -1.6 -4.5 2.7 -2.8     0.0 1.9 0.9 1.9 1.1 3.1 1.8 -0.6 2.2 0.5 0.0 4.2 1.6     3.7    

District of Columbia

0.5 2.3 4.2       -1.3           -9.1     0.7 2.3 8.8 -0.5     -3.4     0.6 2.5 6.7 -0.9     1.2 2.2 6.1 4.0 -0.5 -6.1 1.3    

Florida

2.1 0.6 3.0 3.4     5.8     5.8 1.2 2.1 0.0 1.5 -0.4 2.3 -0.3 2.0 -0.6     -0.5 0.3 5.9 1.0 1.1 -0.6 2.9 1.2 4.3 2.2 -1.1 -0.8 4.7 5.1 19.7 2.4    

Georgia

1.4 -0.9 2.7 3.1     0.5     0.4 0.7 9.3 0.9 -2.0 4.4 0.1 0.9 -0.3 -2.9     2.7 2.5 24.2 0.3 2.7 5.6 4.0 -2.9 0.7 3.1 -3.0 -2.7 1.2 -1.8 7.2 3.0    

Hawaii

0.6 -1.2 4.0       11.5 -3.2 -0.7       2.4 3.5 7.5 -3.1 2.4 9.5 -13.3     -4.3     0.1 -2.2 1.6 3.8 -6.9 -0.4 1.2 -2.8 -0.6 -1.9     1.5    

Idaho

2.6 2.1 8.8 -4.5     4.1     4.6 2.3 10.2 5.5 0.0 4.8 1.4 0.6 7.4 -5.3     -1.9 3.5 10.3 2.9 1.4 2.7 7.0 5.9 17.0 -0.3 -1.2 4.4 -2.8     5.1    

Illinois

0.1 -1.5 -0.3 1.4     2.1     2.1 -1.0 -1.4 0.3 -3.3 -1.6 0.0 0.3 -0.8 -3.5 3.2 8.8 -1.4 -2.4 -3.6 -2.8 -2.8 -0.7 2.7 -0.6 0.6 -0.3 -2.4 1.5 4.5 5.8 18.0 3.8    

Indiana

2.0 -1.7 1.6 0.0     6.3     6.5 -0.5 3.2 -0.7 -1.2 -0.1 0.6 0.9 7.8 -1.1     2.4 0.3 2.2 3.4 -1.6 5.3 2.7 -2.6 -3.3 2.8 -2.0 -1.6 5.3 -13.6 -2.5 1.9    

Iowa

1.5 -2.3 0.8 -8.3     3.2     3.5 -4.2 -2.0 -1.1 -2.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 1.6     -0.5 -1.3 2.8 0.5 -3.0 7.6 6.1 -1.6 4.0 3.3 -6.8 -4.8 1.8 2.2 5.9 1.1    

Kansas

1.4 -0.6 4.6 -1.6     3.0     3.4 4.0 10.4 -0.1 1.5 2.3 1.9 -1.5 0.8 -2.7     2.5 1.9 14.8 -0.2 0.3 7.3 3.8 0.3 7.1 -1.2 -4.0 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 1.3    

Kentucky

1.2 0.0 2.3 8.1     4.5     4.1 2.2 7.5 -0.4 -4.0 2.2 0.3 -1.4 -0.5 -5.6     -0.9 -0.5 -1.6 -0.3 0.0 -1.0 5.1 0.9 2.2 1.1 -1.8 1.8 0.8     1.3    

Louisiana

0.3 2.5 3.6 -2.2     5.0     6.8 7.0 17.5 -1.3 3.5 7.4 -0.1 2.1 5.2 -6.8     -1.7 2.7 11.2 0.5 -1.1 4.5 1.8 2.9 1.2 -2.8 4.7 3.3 2.3     0.8    

Maine

0.8 -1.2 3.5 -4.8     -2.4     -2.3 1.0 5.1 0.4 -1.5 3.7 0.4 0.3 1.7 -1.2     -1.5     -1.0 -2.6 0.2 3.9 -1.8 2.5 1.7 -6.2 -4.2 -0.9     2.9    

Maryland

0.0 0.0 1.9 -6.7     -3.0 -1.3 0.7 -3.0     -0.2 0.3 13.1 -1.1 0.3 0.3 -5.8     0.1 -1.6 6.3 0.1 -1.1 0.6 2.9 0.6 5.0 -1.0 -2.0 -1.8 1.2 3.5 2.1 1.7    

Massachusetts

1.1 -0.6 1.5 -9.1     3.8     3.9 0.3 4.8 -2.2 0.5 6.4 0.2 1.3 4.9 -5.6 -2.1 3.8 0.9 -0.5 0.1 0.2 -2.2 -2.6 2.7 -1.2 3.0 3.2 3.6 1.8 0.1 -1.0 7.4 1.3    

Michigan

0.6 -1.4 2.3 5.5     7.3     7.4 1.3 6.9 -1.1 -3.4 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.3 -0.8 8.6 -1.0 -1.9 4.8 0.0 -1.6 3.6 1.3 -1.2 -1.5 0.6 -1.2 4.9 -0.9 5.2 9.0 2.9    

Minnesota

0.8 -2.1 3.7 -2.9     -1.5     -1.4 -2.6 2.4 -2.1 -0.5 8.2 0.2 0.3 8.6 -5.4     -2.5 0.8 7.6 -3.3 0.0 4.8 7.1 -4.6 0.6 1.9 -3.5 -1.5 2.9 -0.3 -3.7 5.4    

Mississippi

0.8 0.3 4.9 4.9     1.5     1.0 -0.2 4.1 -1.3 0.7 6.6 0.0 4.0 8.8 -8.1     1.5 -1.1 8.1 2.0 -4.1 1.7 4.3 1.4 3.7 0.2 -4.0 -0.8 -1.5     1.3    

Missouri

3.4 0.0 2.3 4.4     6.2     6.3 -0.5 3.4 3.1 1.3 8.9 1.6 1.9 -3.3 0.4     2.7 -3.0 -1.3 0.9 -0.5 0.8 4.8 1.5 4.1 7.5 -7.5 -3.9 2.0     3.6    

Montana

3.8 0.0 0.4 -5.3     7.5     10.0 1.1 0.8 0.5     2.9 0.9 4.3 -1.8     -0.7 0.0 7.1 3.4 2.1 3.2 4.0 -1.2 -4.7 5.7 -4.2 10.2 5.1     1.6    

Nebraska

2.4 0.0 2.0 10.0     1.1 -5.8 0.9 0.9     4.0 4.0 5.1 2.0 -3.1 -1.3 4.7     -2.3 -1.1 5.3 1.4 -2.5 0.8 4.9 -2.1 -0.9 2.3 -2.6 -0.3 2.4     0.4    

Nevada

2.8 -1.2 3.0 7.5     11.2     11.6 -3.5 7.7 5.1     1.5 -0.6 2.7 -0.5     -0.3 3.0 14.5 1.9 -2.7 -1.4 1.9     1.9 4.6 5.9 5.3     6.0    

New Hampshire

2.0 -0.9 1.3 0.0     2.1     2.2     -2.0 0.3 10.2 0.1 0.0 4.1 -2.5     0.0     2.5 0.5 1.3 8.3 -5.1 -5.7 0.1 5.5 7.8 1.9     1.5    

New Jersey

1.5 -1.2 2.6 0.0     1.0     1.0 -0.5 2.6 -1.2 0.5 -2.6 1.5 -0.6 0.6 -4.9     -0.8 0.5 7.3 0.7 0.6 7.1 6.1 -2.1 -3.0 0.0 1.1 2.5 0.8 -5.3 6.3 0.8    

New Mexico

1.4 -2.3 3.4 0.4     1.0     1.3 -3.1 1.9 4.9     0.0 -2.0 3.5 -3.3     -0.3     2.5 -0.6 4.4 1.6 -4.7 -2.8 1.3 -7.3 2.1 4.5     1.5    

New York

1.8 -1.2 1.5 -3.4     -1.6     -1.6 2.4 5.3 -0.3 -2.0 2.1 -0.7 -0.9 1.0 -4.2 0.6 1.9 -0.7 -1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 4.7 6.3 -2.2 1.6 4.3 -0.4 -0.5 1.7 -1.3 4.3 -0.6    

North Carolina

1.4 -0.3 3.3 0.0     3.8     3.9 -0.3 7.7 -0.5 0.0 3.5 -0.3 -0.9 3.4 -1.3 -5.0 6.2 1.6 -2.2 -0.2 0.9 2.5 3.3 2.8 -1.8 1.0 3.6 2.0 7.4 1.9 -3.5 3.6 2.3    

North Dakota

1.6 -0.8 2.9 3.2     3.4     3.5 -5.3 -3.4 1.7 -2.7 0.0 0.7 0.8 -1.7 0.0     1.2 3.4 17.5 -1.7 -1.1 8.6 6.1 -2.2 -2.5 -2.2 -3.8 3.6 0.0 4.5 -2.3 4.9    

Ohio

0.7 -0.3 3.7 2.1     4.7     4.8 1.3 3.1 -0.8 -1.0 6.5 -0.3 -4.1 -6.2 -3.4     -4.7 0.0 5.9 0.6 3.1 9.7 4.0 1.8 2.5 0.3 -1.3 5.7 3.5 -1.3 4.1 0.4    

Oklahoma

1.6 0.6 3.8 1.6     6.3     8.1 0.7 3.4 -0.2 1.0 5.1 -0.7 1.2 6.5 -5.1     -0.7 -2.8 -1.6 -0.5 -1.9 5.2 3.8 0.0 0.6 4.5 3.9 7.7 2.8     1.5    

Oregon

0.3 0.3 5.8 0.0     -0.6     -0.7 -2.0 0.8 -0.8 1.0 10.6 -0.1 -2.3 0.7 -6.3     -0.8 2.8 5.1 -1.2 0.9 9.3 6.2 2.1 4.9 -1.9 2.9 11.7 -1.1 -6.4 0.3 2.6    

Pennsylvania

2.2 0.3 3.7 3.5     0.4     0.2 0.5 3.9 0.2 -0.8 2.8 0.3 0.0 4.0 -1.8 5.2 5.3 1.0 1.1 2.4 1.0 0.3 9.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.4 -1.2 3.8 3.4 -1.3 -6.0 1.1    

Rhode Island

1.2 0.3 5.1 0.0     -1.3     -1.3 3.0 8.3 3.0 8.3 18.8 0.8 0.0 -4.6 -1.7     0.3     1.1 -3.7 7.4 5.4 -3.0 0.7 -2.4 0.4 7.0 -4.4     3.0    

South Carolina

3.6 -1.2 2.2 6.7     6.4     6.3 0.7 11.6 1.7 0.0 1.7 1.2 0.3 4.4 4.5     1.1 0.8 3.1 5.8 -0.8 3.9 5.5 -2.4 -1.0 4.6 -3.5 -1.3 2.6 0.0 -2.9 2.5    

South Dakota

0.6 -0.9 4.6 0.0     7.5 4.6 12.6 7.8     -3.3 3.1 3.2 1.1 -0.9 1.1 -1.9     -3.6     1.6 -1.3 10.9 2.0 -0.6 10.6 -0.9 -1.2 0.7 -1.1     1.7    

Tennessee

0.9 -1.4 -0.5 2.2     2.7 1.5 5.5 2.7     -0.1 -3.2 -6.2 0.8 -1.5 -3.5 -0.6 -1.1 18.6 0.1 0.8 -1.3 -1.5 -1.3 -0.5 4.7 0.3 5.5 -0.3 -1.9 -2.7 2.8 -3.6 5.6 0.9    

Texas

2.0 0.3 4.8 -1.9     3.7     5.1 1.1 5.1 2.6 1.0 3.5 1.0 -1.4 0.8 0.7     2.4 0.5 2.9 1.0 -3.4 2.3 2.8 2.2 7.4 2.1 3.0 5.7 3.6 0.0 0.5 2.1    

Utah

2.1 0.3 2.7 0.9     6.0     6.4 -1.4 2.6 1.6 -4.3 4.2 -0.6 2.2 6.5 0.0 4.0 12.1 -0.3 -0.3 3.2 2.7 1.7 5.0 6.3 -1.6 0.7 -0.1 2.4 3.7 0.4     3.8    

Vermont

2.7 2.1 6.4 0.0     -1.7     -1.8 3.1 10.4 -0.4 -0.5 4.7 0.0 1.9 4.2 0.0     4.1     5.4 1.4 2.3 4.3 1.2 4.8 5.7 1.2 7.0 2.9     1.6    

Virginia

1.6 0.0 1.6 0.0     5.8     6.0 3.6 5.1 1.7 -2.8 2.0 0.5 -0.6 -0.8 1.7     -1.6 2.5 4.2 0.8 1.1 4.0 3.5 0.0 1.7 1.2 -2.0 2.9 1.7 -8.7 -10.4 0.7    

Washington

2.1 -0.6 1.6 -5.2     0.8     1.0 -1.8 2.1 0.8 1.6 7.6 1.5 -0.6 -0.2 -3.8 2.0 8.0 2.7 2.8 9.3 1.8 1.7 2.1 5.7 -3.6 -4.9 2.0 -4.5 -1.2 4.4 -1.3 0.7 1.5    

West Virginia

1.4 -0.6 2.9 2.3 1.1 -2.6 3.9 1.9 3.9 5.0 2.5 10.1 -2.2 -1.7 1.2 -2.1 4.8 -0.2 -2.6     1.5 -0.6 2.9 0.7 -2.1 -2.9 5.0 -1.7 1.7 2.2 -3.8 -0.1 0.4 -5.8 -10.4 -0.1    

Wisconsin

0.8 -1.5 5.1 0.0     3.8     3.9 2.8 5.8 0.6 -2.5 1.4 0.3 -0.3 3.9 -3.8     0.1 3.3 11.1 -0.7 -1.4 1.0 1.8 -2.6 9.8 1.0 -0.4 8.0 1.4 -1.4 6.8 4.1    

Wyoming

0.3 -0.3 5.2 -1.2 5.5 6.3 0.2     1.2 -2.4 -4.1 1.9     0.4 1.8 11.7 0.0     2.6     -2.2 -3.6 2.4 3.5 0.6 0.8 -0.2 0.7 4.6 -2.5 0.9 6.0 0.6